Passenger-car construction.



I'. M. BRINGKERHOP PASSENGER GAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25,1908.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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PASSENGER OAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25,190?.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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F. M. BRINCKERHOFP.

PASSENGER GAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY25,1908.

909,844. Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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FRANCIS M; saincigrsncrr, or New YORK, n, Y., Assiettes or ens-.THIRD To nues l @NEL-THIRD TO LEWIS l S'llLLW-LL. OF NEW YQK; N- Y rassENeER-cen coNSllUG'PION.

To all whom 'it may concern:

' Be it known that I, F nANcls MCFARLAN BRINCKERHOFF, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, N. Y., have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Passenger-Car Construction, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which? Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a car wall constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail view looking from the inside of the car of one of the side post members and the means for reinforcing same; Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3; Figs. 6 to 9, inclusive, are views similar to Fig. 5 of modified forms of my invention; and Fig. l0 is a detail side elevational view of a construction in which the inclined braces are formed by a separate member that is conletter-board of the car; namely, that portion of the outside sheathing which extends over the windows. j y

Another object of my invention is to provide a car in which the piers between the window openings are formed by metal members provided with integral portions that form the letter-board of the car. And still another object of my invention is to provide a car having a trussed side wall which consists of an upper chord and a lower chord and a plurality of flanged metal vmembers arranged between said chords and connected thereto, said metal members forming the vertical side wall posts and each being provided with integral inclined braces that are connected to the lower chord and also inte- .Spectcatoa of Lettera Patent.

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Other objects and desirable features of my i invention Will be hereinafter pointed out.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate the preferred form of my invention, 1 and 2 designate, respectively, the top and bottom chords ofthe side wall of a car, the top chord 1 forming the upper side plate of the side wall framing. A number of pressed or drawn metal members A are arranged between the-chords 1 and 2 and are connected thereto so as to form a rigid truss. In the preferred form of my invention, as shown in Fig. 1, each of the members A has a vertically disposed portion 3 that forms a pier between two window openings and a portion 4 which forms part of the letterl board of the car, the portion 4 being provided at its lower edge with integral inwardly projecting flanges 4a that merge into inwardly projecting flanges 3*? on the vertically disposed portion 3, as shown clearly in Fig. 3.

The portion 4 of each of the members A is connected to the outside face of the top chord or upper side plate 1 so as to form part of the outside sheathing of the car and the ends of said portion 4 terminate at approximately the centers of window openings, as shown in Fig. 1, cover plates 5 being arranged over the joints formed between the abutting ends of the adjacent members A so as to impart a neat and finished appearance to the side wall. The lower ends of the vertically disposed channel-shaped portions 3 of the members A are connected to the bottom chord 2, and said portions 3 are provided with integral inclined braces 6 that are connected to the bottom chord 2, each of said braces being provided with an inwardly projecting flange 6a so as to stifl'en same.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the side wall is a trussed structure that consists of top and bottom chords and a number of pressed or drawn metal members A that constitute the side wall posts of the car, said members also formin the piers between the window o enings an the letter-board which extends a ove the window openings. The inwardly projecting fianges on the members A impart strength and stiffness to said members but I' prefer to reinforce each member lat the by means of a channel-shaped device 7 arranged between the inwardly projecting anges 3a on the vertically disposed portion 3 and extending upwardly beyond the side plate or top chord 1, as shown 1n Figs. l and 2. The reinforcing device. 7 is arranged inside of the top chord l and is connected t0 the inside face of the Web of said' chord by meansof double Z-shaped brackets 8, and the upper end of said device 7 is'connected 'to the carlines 9 of the roof framingfof the 10 arranged on opposite sides of the rein- -forcing device 7 and provided with flanges 10a and 10b that are connected, respectively,

- to the flanges of the reinforcing device 7 and to the inwardly projecting flanges 4 on the letter-board portion 4, as shownin Fig. 3. The plates 10 are preferably connected to the inside face of the letter-board portion 4 by' fastening devices 1'1, and, if desired,fsaid plates l0 can be provided at their upper edges with flanges 10c so as to stifen them..

vIVhile I prefer to provide each of the members A with integral inclined braces 6, I

do not wish itto be understood| that my Y broad idea is limited to such a construction for if desired the inclined braces can be formed by a separate member 12 that is connected to the vertically disposed portion 3'of 1 the member A and to the bottom chord 2, as

v shown in Fig. 10.

` Fig. 5, the legs of the device 7 being vi ed In Figs. 6 to 9, inclusive, I have illustrated a number of ways in lwhich .the vertically disposed portions 3 ofthe members A and the reinforcing devices 7 can be formed. In the construction shown in Fig. 6 the portion 3 is provided with comparatively short inwardly projecting flanges 3a and the reinforcmg device 7 is arranged with its legs 7a projecting outwardlyor 1n the opposite di'-v rection to that of the construction shown in with laterally projecting eXtenslons 7b that are connected to the web of the por- ',tion 3 of the member A. The construction illustrated in Fig. 7 is practically the same as that shown in'Fig. 5 except that the legs of the reinforcing device 7 project outwardly so that the web of said device extends flush with the inner edges ofthe flanges 3a on the' vertically disposed portion 3.

The construction illustrated in Fig. 8 is similar toy that shown Vin Fignexcep't that the legs of the reinforcing device 7 is provided with L-shaped ianges 7 b that are conhectedto the flanges 3a on the portion 3 instead of to theweb of said portion. v

In all of the forms above referred to the stops for the window sashes are either connected to the inwardly projecting flanges of the vertically disposed portions 3 of gthe members A or to the legs or lianges of the reinforcing devices 7.

In Fig. 9 I have shown a constructlon 1n `which the sash stops 13 are connected to the reinforcing device 7, said device being provided with long legs or flanges 7a that are arranged inside of and connected tojshort inwardly projecting iianges 3a on the vertically disposed portion 3 of the member A.

While I have herein stated that the members A are pressed or drawn metal members it will, of course, be understood that it is immaterial how these members are formed as the flanges on said members can be produced by hand tools, rolls, or dies. j

-I-Iaving thus described my invention, whatI claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A car provided with side post members having integral portions that form part of the outside sheathing of the c'ar; ksubstantially as described.

2. A car having a side wall which comprises top and bottom chords, and a plurality of pressedor drawn metal members connected to said chords and forming the-side posts and the letter-board; substantially as described. c i i 3. A carhaving a trussed side wall which comprises top and bottom chords, and a plurality of metal members connected to said chords, each of said members having a vertically disposed portion that forms a pier between window openings and a portion that forms part of the letter-board ;v substantially as described.

4. A car having side posts which consisty of ange'd metal members that are provided with portions `vvhich'form part of the letter board; substantially as described. l v

5. A car having a sidewall which comprises top and bottom chords, pressed or drawn metal members. connected to said chords and having portions which form the letter-board, and inclined braces connected to said members and to the bottom chord; substantially as described.

6. A car having a side wall which comy prises pressed or drawn metal members thatl form the side posts andA the letter-board,|

and means for strengthening and reinforclng said members; ,substantially as described.

7. A car having lpressed or drawn meta side post members that are provided with portions which form the letter-board of the car, and reinforcing devices connected to stantially as described.

said members and to the roof framing of the car; substantially as described.

8. A car having a side wall which comprises top and bottom chords, metal side post members connected to said chords and having integral portions that .form the letterboard, and reinforcing devices connected to said members and to the top chord; substantially as described.

9. A car having a side wall which com- .prises topv and bottom chords, metal side post members connected to said chords and havin integral portions that form fthe lettercard, reinforcing devices connected to said members and to the top chord, and

inclined braces connected to said members chord'; substantially as 12. A car having approximately box-` girder side wall posts each of which is formed from a plurality of pressed or drawnr metal members, lthe members which form the outside faces of the posts being provided with inte al portions that form the letterboard; su stantially as described.V 'e

' 13. A -car having a side wall which comprises a plurality of pressed or drawn metal members, each ofkwhich 4consists of a ver- .tically disposed portion thatv forms a pier 40 s that forms part ofthe letter-board, a reinbetween window openings and a portion forcing device connected to 'the' vertically disposed portionof each of said members,

- and means for connecting saidreinfrcing device to the portion of said member that forms part of the letter-board; substantially as described.

14. A car having side post members which y comprise approximately channel-shaped portions that are arranged between window openings and integral portions that form the letter-board, and channel-shaped reinforcing devices 'connected `to the channelshaped portions of said members and to the roof framing of the car; substantially as described.

15. A car wall provided with pressed or idrawn metal members, each of which comprises a vertically disposed portion that is arranged between window openings, a portion that forms art of the letter-board, and integral incline braces; substantially as described.,A

16. A car wall rovided with pressed or drawn metal mem ers, each of which comscribed.

prises a vertically disposed portion that is arranged between window openin s, a portion that forms part of the letteroard, in-

tegral inclined braces, strengthening flanges on said member, and a reinforcing device connected to the vertically disposed 4por-4 tion of said member and to the'roof framing of the car; substantially as described.

17. A car having a side wall which com- `prises top and-bottom chords, metal members connected to said chords and each having a vertically `disposed channel-shaped portion that is arranged between window openings, a portion that forms part of the letter-board and integral inclined braces that are connected to the bottom chord, a channel-shaped reinforcin device connected to the vertically dispose portion of each of saidmembers and alsoto the top chord,

and plates connected to the letter-board portions of said members and to the reinforcing devices; substantially as described.

18. Al car having pressed or drawn metal side post members, each of which comprises a vertically disposed portion that is arranged between window openin and an integral letter-board portion having its ends terminating at approximately the centers of win'- n dow openings; substantially as described.

19. A car having pressed or drawn metal side post members, each of which comprises a 'vertically disposed portion that is are.

ranged between window openin s, an inte* gral letter-board portion having its ends ter- -minating at approximately the' centers of window openin s, and cover plates arranged over the joints ormed between the abutting ends of the -letter boardportions of said.

members;` substantially as described.

2 0.'A car having pressed or drawn metal side post members, each of whichcomprises a vertically disposed channel-shaped portion that is arranged between window openings y and an integral flanged letter-board portion, and an approximately channel-shaped rein-` forcing device connected tothe vertically disposed portion of said member and cooperating therewith to form a hollow boxgirder; substantially as described.

21. A car wall having top and bottomchords, pressed or drawn metal members extending upwardly from the bottom chord to form the side posts and provided with integral portions that form the letter-board, reinforcing devices connected to said members and extending upwardlyinside of the top chord, and roof carlines connectedto said reinforcing devices; substantially as de- 22. A car wall having top and bottom chords, pressed or 'drawn metal members extending upwardly froin the bottom chord to form the side osts and provided .with inte al portions t at form the letter-board,

rein orcing devices connected to said meini bers and extending upwaidl'yinside of the signature in lthe presence of two witnesses,

top chord, roof car-lins conneetd to said this 20th dey of Mafy 1908. reinforcing devices an incline races conv v 1 nected to the side post portions of said FRANCIS M' BRINOKERHFF" 'members and .to the letter-board; substan- Witnesses:

tially as-described. Y WILLIAM E. BUNDLE,

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix myl W.` J DORMER. 

